Observation & Inference

Glue the “Back to the Future” in Science Notebook

• 9/4/13• Question: What do

we do if the fire alarm goes off?

• Pregunta: ¿Qué hacemos si la alarma de incendio se apaga?

• Answer…

Science Notebook:Table of Contents

Date Learning Target

Title Page #

9/4/13 Class Back to the Future 1 ?

9/4/13 SI Observations and Inferences

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Sewer Lice

• Observation- information gathered using one or more of the five senses.

Observations:•People wearing helmets•Two people in green and white •One person in in black•One person wear stripes•Persons arms out like a T with a football in hand•Persons arms above their head

Observations• Any information collected with the senses.

• Quantitative – measureable or countable» 3 meters long» 4 marbles» 50 kilograms» 35 degrees Celsius

• Qualitative – describable, not measureable » red flowers» smells like fresh baked cookies» Tastes bitter

• The skill of describing scientific events

• Quantitative observation- an observation dealing with numbers that can be measured

• Examples: Length, height, area, volume, weight, speed, time, temperature, humidity, sound levels, cost, members, ages, etc.

• Qualitative observation- deals with descriptions that can be observed but not measured

• Examples- Colors, textures, smells, tastes, appearance, beauty, etc

Inference- an interpretation of one or more observations.

Inferences:•The playier in black scored a touchdown•#81 is tackling the player in black

Inference• Conclusions or deductions based on observations.• The process of drawing a conclusion from given

evidence.

Practice:

Observations:• I hear people screaming• I smell cotton candy, popcorn, and hamburgers• I see a lot of people

Inference = ?